Monthly Archives: February 2006

I know that I can create an atmosphere of doom and gloom here at times, what with my ranting about the environment and how we need to do something about it right now – but there are things that are … Continue reading →

One thing that winds me up more than almost anything else is when I meet other white people, who do not know my views on racism or the fact that my wife is black and my first born son is … Continue reading →

If you want to do something concrete and real that will genuinely help the environment – and do it here, now, today – then go and switch your electricity over to 100% renewable sources. This is all true and really … Continue reading →

Here is it: final and definitive proof of Poodle Blair: the UK now allows the USA to extradite citizens to the USA with no proof being necessary! All that the US needs to do is (in effect) say “ermm – … Continue reading →

I have used this blog as a place to rant and froth about things that matter to me: I know there are a lot of issus in the back of my mind that will be dragged forth at some point … Continue reading →

Yup: you read that right: bottled water is more expensive than petrol!! So – not only due you drink water that in most cases is not even more pure than tap water, but you are also paying stupidly insane prices … Continue reading →

Any item that is considered to be “disposable” has the costs of disposing of it transferred from the manufacturer to society as a whole. Think about it: we all pay for the costs of disposing of such items through our … Continue reading →

It also emerges that putting electrical appliances into standby mode eats up the power from threee or four entire power stations per annum in the UK in 2006. Let’s just run that past again: three to four power stations need … Continue reading →

How much of a no-brainer is this?! – Lightbulbs are a very energy inefficient method of lighting: they cost 3 to 4 times as much as a flourescent tube and wear out much quicker. The only reason we still use … Continue reading →

In my day job I am the webmaster for a large global company. We have a site that I inherited that needs to be updated, and some web design agencies have found out about this and are starting to send … Continue reading →